[Ads-l] Slight Antedating of "Poetry Slam"

[Shapiro, Fred]

poetry slam (OED 1986 [29 Aug.])

1986 Chicago Tribune 18 July section 7, page 23/2 (Newspapers.com)

CHICAGO'S LEGENDARY NIGHTSPOT SINCE 1907 COMES ALIVE AGAIN WITH LIVE JAZZ 6 NIGHTS A WEEK   INTRODUCES UPTOWN POETRY SLAM.

Fred Shapiro

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